Gestural abstraction

The phrase gestural abstraction refers to a way of making art - not what necessarily gets painted, but how it does.  By abandoning the application of paint to a surface in a controlled and premeditated way, gestural painters apply paint intuitively, physically, by dripping, splattering, pouring, smearing or throwing it at the surface itself. What matters to the gestural abstraction painters then isn't the paint but the physicality, honesty, intuition and deep personal expression. This in turn leads to the artist abandoning a focus on subject matter, turning inward for inspiration. As such, the act of painting itself becomes the subject. Willem de Kooning, Lee Krasner and Franz Kline led this movement from the 1940s onwards, with Jackson Pollock undoubtedly being the most notable with his pierced paint tins, dripping across the surface of Number 1A, 1948 (1948).  Abstract gestural painters explore their deepest emotions and they express that part of themselves during the physical act of painting. Pollock would later note that he had no fears about making changes to a painting, because, he said, the work has a life of its own. The painting itself is a relic of the action, it is a recording of the gestures made. Still influencing artists today, the likes of Caroline Vis and Sebastien Desnos (s3b desnos) both reference Pollock in their work, either echoing the expression of emotion or indeed as Desnos puts it, “action painting."

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Painting, Abstract No. 82, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 33 x 24 x 0.2 cm Painting - 13 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch

£136

Painting, Volupté, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch

£1,631

Painting, Jungle flowers 7, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

Painting - 149.9 x 100.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 59 x 39.4 x 1 inch

£694

Painting, Amy, Marco Saporiti

Amy

Marco Saporiti

Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

£344

Painting, En coulisse, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

£390

Painting, Flow II, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

Painting - 95 x 75 x 2 cm Painting - 37.4 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch

£2,048

Painting, Fate, Christian Valentine

Christian Valentine

Painting - 50.8 x 25.4 x 2 cm Painting - 20 x 10 x 0.8 inch

£179

Painting, Claim 95, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 120 x 110 x 1.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 43.3 x 0.6 inch

£1,523

Painting, Claim 130, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 90 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

£897

Painting, Claim 126, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 120 x 110 x 1.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 43.3 x 0.6 inch

£1,523

Painting, Street Art, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 100 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

£807

Painting, Supernova 2, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

£136

Painting, Sign No 45, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 38 x 28 x 0.2 cm Painting - 15 x 11 x 0.1 inch

£181

Painting, Abstract No 60, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 42 x 29.7 x 0.2 cm Painting - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch

£181

Painting, Abstract No 15, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 29.5 x 21 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.6 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

£136

Painting, Heart 5, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

Painting - 130 x 100 x 1 cm Painting - 51.2 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

£1,532

Painting, Galaxie, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

£499

Painting, Spring, Francesco Martini

Francesco Martini

Painting - 140 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 55.1 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

£1,813

Painting, RE19, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 210 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 82.7 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

£4,441

Painting, Mystic, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

Painting - 150 x 70 x 2.5 cm Painting - 59.05 x 27.56 x 1 inch

£1,131

Sculpture, Gold 3, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

Sculpture - 87 x 51 x 5 cm Sculpture - 34.3 x 20.1 x 2 inch

£2,221 £1,999

Painting, Chinoise rit, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 90 x 30 x 4 cm Painting - 35.4 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch

£716 £573

Painting, Bygone Era, Kris Haas

Kris Haas

Painting - 121.9 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 30 x 1 inch

£2,847

Painting, Urbain II, Yichao Sun

Yichao Sun

Painting - 137 x 75 x 1 cm Painting - 53.9 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch

£2,538

Painting, Unbound, Darlene Watson

Darlene Watson

Painting - 195.6 x 154.9 x 5.1 cm Painting - 77 x 61 x 2 inch

£4,622

Painting, Geometry 3, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

Painting - 150 x 70 x 1 cm Painting - 59.1 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

£807 £726

Painting, Poésie, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch

£1,813 £1,631

Painting, Eternité, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 120 x 39.5 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 15.6 x 1.6 inch

£816

Painting, Romance, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch

£1,269

Painting, Sdo IV, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

Painting - 70 x 50 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 inch

£408

Painting, Guna II, Tracey Adams

Tracey Adams

Painting - 91.4 x 66 cm Painting - 36 x 26 inch

£2,750

Painting, Abstract No. 86, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 29.5 x 23 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.6 x 9.1 x 0.1 inch

£136

Painting, Abstract No. 85, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 29 x 18 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.4 x 7.1 x 0.1 inch

£136

Painting, Abstract No. 84, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 31 x 23 x 0.2 cm Painting - 12.2 x 9.1 x 0.1 inch

£136

Painting, Abstract No. 81, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 29.8 x 24 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.7 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch

£136

Painting, Abstract No. 80, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch

£136

Painting, Abstract No. 77, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 29 x 20.2 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.4 x 8 x 0.1 inch

£136

Painting, Abstract No. 78, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 29 x 20.2 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.4 x 8 x 0.1 inch

£136

Painting, Abstract No. 76, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 29 x 20.2 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.4 x 8 x 0.1 inch

£136

Painting, Abstract No. 75, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 30.5 x 22.5 x 0.2 cm Painting - 12 x 8.9 x 0.1 inch

£136

Painting, Abstract No. 73, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 32 x 26 x 0.2 cm Painting - 12.6 x 10.2 x 0.1 inch

£136

Painting, Abstract No. 69, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch

£136

Painting, Abstract No. 70, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 31.5 x 23.5 x 0.2 cm Painting - 12.4 x 9.3 x 0.1 inch

£136

Painting, Abstract No. 71, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 39 x 29 x 0.2 cm Painting - 15.4 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch

£181

Painting, Abstract No. 68, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 30 x 20 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

£136

Painting, Abstract No. 67, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 29 x 20.5 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.4 x 8.1 x 0.1 inch

£136

Painting, Abstract No. 67, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting - 30 x 20 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

£136

Sculpture, Ocean, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

Sculpture - 90 x 50 x 7 cm Sculpture - 35.4 x 19.7 x 2.8 inch

£2,529

Painting, Impermanence, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

Painting - 95 x 75 cm Painting - 37.4 x 29.5 inch

£834

Painting, Rebel fluid, Jo Sada

Jo Sada

Painting - 40 x 30 x 1.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch

£100

Painting, Romance, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch

£1,269

Painting, Composition 2, Antoni Amat

Antoni Amat

Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

£1,269